Trousers, shorts and the like



Sept. 7, 1948. J. DoBsoN TROUSERS, SHORTS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 25, 194e Patented Sept. 7, 1.948

Application February 25, 1946, Serial No. 649,796 In Great Britain November 10, 1944 Section 1, Public Law 690, August 8, 1946 Patent expires November 10, 19.64

2 Claims.

This invention relates to trousers, shorts and the libe.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of clothing lof this kind in which the necessity for the provision of under-.pants is obviated, but at the same timethe warmth of such garments is substantially increased with the further advlantage that the rather general tendency of the under garment, particularly in shorts, to appear beyond the outer garment is obviated :and a resulting neat and warm garment obtained.

The lgarment according to the invention oomprises an outer garment compri-sing a lower body porti-on consisting of an out-er memlber, an-d an inner lining which is secured detachably at its upper portion to the upper portion of the outer mem-ber so that it may be withdrawn from the said outer member if desired, while the legs of the lining are gathered together at their lower extremities to form resilient openings for the legs of the wearer somewhat after the manner ot the draught-excluding cuffs sometimes incorporated in the sleeves of mackintoshes and other coats.

'Ilhe invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a iront View of the `lower body portion with which is included a waist portion, with a portion of the o-uter member cut away.

Fig. 2 is ,a diagrammatic section taken on the line II-II of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial diagrammatic sectional elevation showing the attachment means of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a, similar view to Fig. 3 of the attachment means for a two-piece garment.

Fig. 5 is a simil-ar view to Fig. 3 of a permanently connected two-piece garment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l is the outer member of the lower body portion, 2 is the lining, and 3 an upper waist portion. The lining 2 has its leg extremities gathered together by elastic as at 2a. Attachment is by means of four buttons 4 sewn to the w-aist 4portion 3-two in front and two behindthe lining 2 and outer member l having corresponding button holes through which the buttons 4 are passed. The lining 2 is -slit down the front as at 2b land a short :button-holed tab 5 is sewn to the upper -portion of one side of the slit for buttoning on to the opposite side. Elastic-s are inserted at opposite sides of the lining as at 2c for retaining the lining closely about the wearer; while the 2 outer member is drawn 'close by means oci buttonholed side straps 6 which button over corresponding buttons 1 slightly to the rear.

Iihe waist portion 3 is first put on, apart from the lower -body portion. The llining 2 is then put onV and buttoned to the waist portion by means ot the buttons 4; and then .fthe outer member I 4is put on and buttoned to the lining.

When the lower ibody portion is to be worn apart Afrom a waist portion the buttons are sewn on to the outer member l the lining 2 buttoning over the buttons 8 as shown in Fig. 4.

The lining 2 may be permanently attached to the lower body portion by stitching as shown in Fig. 5. With this form, the lining maybe washed separately from the lower body portion by Ipulling :it out of the body portion, so that it is turned inside out, and washing it as far as possible up the joint with the body portion which itself is kept out of the water.

In the three-piece garment instead of a waist portion as shown, a corset `or bodice, or open vest or singlet for summer wear may be used.

It will =be seen that with such garment it is impossible for the lower edge on? the lin-ing to project beyond the legs of the outer member so that resulting neatness is automatically obtained, lwhile the thighs ot the wearer are protected from updraughts of the outside air. Then again the feature of being able to withdraw the lining from the outer member enables i-t to be washed separately Afrom the outer member-a particular convenience where the invention is applied to childr-ens shorts. Where the lining is detachably secured to the outer member, the washing operation is further simplied.

The invention thus combines the usual lining necessary in such garments with the advantage of a separate lunder garment which at the same time gives a `warmer garment at Iabout the same cost as the usual lined garment, and with the [further advantage that the lining may be cleaned when desired, apart from the outer member.

Obviously the invention may be applied to :trousers reaching down to the ankles and so obviates the necessity off wearing uri-der garments.

4 butO'IlS 'thlugh Wh''Oh 'the Said buttns me REFER E CITED secured; said lining having a. slit extending up- ENC s Wardly through the upper edge rthereof; means The following references are of record in the for detachiwbly securing rthe upper ends of the file 0f this patenti slit together; and button-holed straps at the 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS Waist-line of the outer member also engaging Said buttonsv l Number Name l Date 2. In a. garment -a-s seit forth in lciai-m 1, elastic 11271348 W9'1c0T- July 2i 1913 inserts in the `upper portion of [the llining at the 117541595 Berffsteln Alm 15, 1930 Sides thereof. lo 2,034,312 Ruhm Mall'. 17, 1936 2,042,192 Rubin May 26, 1936 JESSICA DOBSON 2,075,414 Wheeler M81. 30, 1937 2,099,238 Simpson NOV. 16, 1937 

